Reds hit 3 home runs, Martinez throws 7 shutout innings to snap 3-game
skid, beat White Sox 7-1
[May 16, 2025]
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain homered,
Nick Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds
snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White
Sox on Thursday.
The Reds came in averaging 2.2 runs over their last 10 games. They won
Thursday for just the third time in 12 games. |
Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson (30) hits a solo home run during the fifth
inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May
15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) |
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Martinez (2-4) gave up two hits and walked none
while striking out three. He has not given up a walk in his last
three starts covering 19 innings.
De La Cruz's homer was his eighth of the season and third in
five games. Benson's was his first and McLain's his sixth. Those
three and Gavin Lux had two hits apiece with Benson driving in
three.
Bryse Wilson (0-2) went 5 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on
10 hits, including the three homers. He walked one and struck
out three.
Miguel Vargas had two hits and drove in Chicago's only run in
the eighth.
Key moment
The Reds opened the first with a walk and two singles to load
the bases. Austin Hays followed with a sacrifice fly, Benson hit
a two-out, two-run single and Cincinnati never looked back.
Key stat
The loss ended Chicago’s season-high three-game win streak.
Up next
Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08) will pitch for the White Sox against the
Cubs' Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75). The Reds' Brady Singer (4-2,
4.97) will face Cleveland's Tanner Bibee (3-3, 3.80) on Friday.
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